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#448479 - 03/12/18 06:08 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: DonM]
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I had a barbetta 41c. Lightweight. Bill- I may know where you can get an alto. Ill check into it if you like. Making a trip back to NJ anytime soon?


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#448480 - 03/12/18 06:16 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: Bill Lewis]
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I sold mine to Helmut Licht, who uses it for a monitor for his 17 piece big band. It was a great amp at the time, 450-watts RMS, 15-inch sub with a spider, and only 32 pounds, which at the time was very light. Then, I heard UD one night with his Bose L1 PAS, ordered one the next day and never looked back.

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#448485 - 03/12/18 07:19 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: DonM]
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Originally Posted By DonM
I think mine went from me to Hank, then maybe to Gary D. They were sure great in their time.


I'm talking about the Barbettas.
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#448486 - 03/12/18 07:23 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: Bill Lewis]
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BB (before Bose) and the line array gear, I used a LOT of Peavey gear. It was well built and sounded good, but the main reason was that the area Rep was a good friend and golfing buddy and he brought me all my stuff for free. He would occasionally bring clients into my club to let them hear the p.a. system.
Peavey sent a sound engineer down from Meridian to set my e.q.s and place speakers and monitors. Made me feel like a big deal!
For a short while they even had a Peavey arranger, which was a re-badged General Music model. It had some great innovative features and weighed a ton.
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#448527 - 03/13/18 03:44 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: sparky589]
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Originally Posted By sparky589
I had a barbetta 41c. Lightweight. Bill- I may know where you can get an alto. Ill check into it if you like. Making a trip back to NJ anytime soon?


Let me know the info on the Alto. Does it have sufficent power for strong bass ? No plans to come back to NJ anytime soon. Too damn many snowstorms !!!
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#448528 - 03/13/18 03:45 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: DonM]
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Originally Posted By DonM
BB (before Bose) and the line array gear, I used a LOT of Peavey gear. It was well built and sounded good, but the main reason was that the area Rep was a good friend and golfing buddy and he brought me all my stuff for free. He would occasionally bring clients into my club to let them hear the p.a. system.
Peavey sent a sound engineer down from Meridian to set my e.q.s and place speakers and monitors. Made me feel like a big deal!
For a short while they even had a Peavey arranger, which was a re-badged General Music model. It had some great innovative features and weighed a ton.


Wish I had some friends like that ! Must be nice to have an expert give you tips on setting up your system.
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#448531 - 03/13/18 05:38 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: Bill Lewis]
DonM Offline
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It was. Unfortunately my friend died about 15 years ago. I got out of the nightclub business after 10 years and lost my clout with Peavey.
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#448713 - 03/15/18 10:51 AM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: Bill Lewis]
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Sent you a p.m. Used the Alto for small banquet room twice last year. Was good for that, restaurants, nursing homes, club houses. Small stuff or sideman work. Peabody bass amp may give you more bottom, but the effects and 35lb weight were the deciding factor for me. Outputs to main pa also.


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#448724 - 03/15/18 11:52 AM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: DonM]
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Originally Posted By DonM
It was. Unfortunately, my friend died about 15 years ago. I got out of the nightclub business after 10 years and lost my clout with Peavey.


Don, It's hard to believe it's been 15 years or more meeting Hank. Is the Willie Nelson friend still around. Geez, Drew was really impressed with all of you guys. He wasn't a chip off of the old block! The kid put Country on the radio at my bricklaying jobs all the time friend.
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#448746 - 03/15/18 01:35 PM Re: Impressive Small Amp [Re: Bill Lewis]
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Boo, I was talking about my friend Paul Robinson, who worked for Peavey. Hank died in 2010. I still miss him every morning when the phone doesn't ring at 10:00 a.m.
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